Buffer overflow in Gnu Pspp

CVE-2018-20230

An issue was discovered in PSPP 1.2.0. There is a heap-based buffer overflow at the function read_bytes_internal in utilities/pspp-dump-sav.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspeci…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (52.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Gnu Pspp — versions 1.2.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20230?
CVE-2018-20230 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Pspp, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-20230?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.